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TIL The number of aircraft destroyed during WWII is greater than the number of aircraft that currently exist in the entire world today.

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ANb7a TIL that in the Queens of the Stone Age song “the lost art of keeping a secret” the main chorus is “whatever you do, don’t tell anyone” and is not “whatever you do, I’m telling your mom”
ogjY TIL an increasingly common method for Brain Surgeons to ensure that a semi-conscious patient is OK during surgery is to have them play a musical instrument or sing during the procedure. Various patients have played saxophone, guitar, banjo, violin, and even sung opera while under the knife.
epvMb TIL sweet baked beans (like Bush’s) originate from Native Americans
W7RJA TIL that there are wild Wallabies on the Isle of Man
0dexM TIL ladybugs can bite people and pinch with their legs